Dear Friends,

When push comes to shove and life is throwing you lemons, what do you reach out and cling to? Is it a friend? Perhaps you work more or shop more! When life is just a little unpredictable, we all reach to something or someone to hold on to. Sometimes it's a good influence, sometimes it isn't!

Trusting the Lord is a journey of experience. It can be a hard journey if people in our lives have failed to prove trustworthy when they should have done. It taints our impression and understanding of God. The Lord longs to be the One that we reach out to. This is different to lip-service trust - this is trust like the climber above - take-a-risk-and-find-Him-faithful trust! A walk with the Lord is definitely not for the faint-hearted!

Jesus encouraged the Disciples in this kind of risk-taking trust on a regular basis. When Peter walks on the water, and then begins to sink, the first words Jesus speaks are; 'You don't have much faith. Why did you doubt me?'. Jesus wasn't being unfair, He was simply sharing the longing of His heart with Peter, that Peter would go to the next level of trust with him.

The picture above illustrates very well the journey God has for us. He will often take us outside of our comfort zone, off the 'sofa of ease' and remind us there is only Him to whom we can really cling and be safe. As we think on these things, let's take the encouragement of Paul to Timothy and 'Cling tightly to our faith in Christ'. There are many things that we can run to and try to cling to, but He is the only One who is truly faithful and will be our ever present help in times of trouble.

Day of Prayer
at English Acres

During Peter & Fiona Horrobin's recent visit to Florida, we were also blessed to welcome Stuart & Celia McAlpine (Pastors of a church on Capitol Hill in Washington DC) and George and Lisa Otis (creators of the Transformations videos). We spent a day in prayer together and were greatly encouraged by the Lord as we continue to seek Him for His provision and His plans for Ellel Ministries in the USA.

From left: Celia & Stuart McAlpine, Lisa & George Otis,
Andy & Cath Taylor and Peter & Fiona Horrobin

Peter Horrobin teaching

Launch Conference in Vero Beach, FL

At the end of January we held the 'Freedom!' conference at Christ Church, Vero Beach. This is going to be the venue for our second off-site Modular School and is situated in a store-front church in the center of Vero Beach. The leaders of the church, Bob and Judy Stull, have completed our Modular Schools and have built a ministry team at Christ Church to help those in need in their area.

The aim of the conference was to give an introduction to the healing heart of God and introduce the Modular School which begins there on March 26th.

The event went extremely well and many lives were impacted with the truth of God's Word and also by the ministry they received. One lady, who was 85 years old, shared that for the first time in her life she wanted to live! What a wonderful testimony of how God longs to give us a fullness of life that only He can give us.

If you are interested in being a part of the Modular School in Vero Beach please either visit our website or contact us for more information. We would love to welcome you there. If you are unsure about committing to the whole school, why not just attend the first event (Foundations for the Healing Ministry) and then decide whether you want to continue on the school as a student.

Help a Friend to Find Freedom!

We wanted to remind you that we are having a buy one get one free offer during 2010! So, you can choose one event during 2010 that, when you register, we will give a free place on that course to one of your friends. For example, if you choose to take advantage of this offer on our 6-Day Ministry Team Training School in June, just call the office, register your place and bring your friend, spouse or even your Mother-in-Law for free! What better gift could you give them? To take advantage of this offer, please make your registration by calling our office as this offer is not available on our website.
(813) 737-4848

Giving that Counts!

We would also like to ask you to prayerfully consider supporting the work of Ellel USA financially. We are very much a faith ministry and depend on donation income to cover approximately 2/3 of our budgetted income. This vital support enables us to offer personal ministry at no charge to those in need through our Healing Retreats and personal ministry appointments. It also enables us to reach out into the wider community through Church Visits around the country and teaching appointments - for example, tonight we are travelling to the University of South Florida in Tampa to teach on strongholds of the enemy at the Navigators large-group meeting. What a great opportunity to reach young people with this life-changing teaching. Please consider how you can partner with us to help support work like this.

You can make a tax-deductible donation online or by calling our office. Thank you for your support.

With love in Jesus,

Andy Taylor
Director of Ellel Ministries USA

Ellel Ministries USA, 1708 English Acres Drive, Lithia, FL, 33547
Tel: (813) 737 4848   Fax: (813) 737 9051   
Email: info.usa@ellelministries.org   
www.ellelministries.org/usa

Steps to Freedom from Fear
March 12-13, 2010 at Ellel USA Center, FL

Fear is one of the most common and crippling experiences of life. It damages and constrains our lives, work, relationships and our ministry and service for the Lord. It affects every part of our being. This ministry course seeks to provide understanding of the often deep seated causes of fear and how God's healing love can bring freedom, release and restoration.

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Foundations for the Healing Ministry
(Start of Vero Beach Modular School)
March 26-27, 2010 at Vero Beach, FL

The special course aims to teach the scriptural foundations for healing and wholeness through Jesus. This course provides easily understood foundations for both Kingdom living and healing. The teaching covers the following: God's character, God's provision for healing, Lessons from the life of Jesus, The conflict of flesh and spirit, Why some people are not healed, and Keys to Life.

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Principles for Care, Counseling & Ministry
April 9-10, 2010 at Ellel USA Center, FL

This course looks at what it means to be involved in helping others through caring, counseling and prayer. Guidelines for ministry including relational skills are discussed and demonstrated, with an opportunity being given to use them in practical workshops. Many people have testified that they found this course very encouraging and that through it God was confirming their calling into the healing ministry and starting to equip them for this task.

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Moving Under the Anointing of the Holy Spirit
April 30 - May 1, 2010 at Vero Beach, FL

To live the abundant life that Jesus came to give us, we need to be living and moving under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. This course seeks to provide a biblical framework of understanding about the person and work of the Holy Spirit. It will also help to identify areas in our lives which may prevent the Holy Spirit working through us. The course will also include question and answer time and will address issues related to deception and false anointings.

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Ministry Team Training School
June 7-12, 2010 at Ellel USA Center, FL

This Ministry Team Training School aims to provide an environment that equips Christians to minister more effectively to friends, family or people in their local church. The teaching will cover many of the most common needs encountered in ministry and life and aims to teach principles for spirit-led ministry rather than techniques. It will share from over 20 years of experience ministering to people from around the world with lasting fruit. Mixed with the teaching will be practical workshops for discussion and case-studies as well as question and answer times and demonstration ministry.

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